A firm believer in professional responsibility, Furnell was in deep water from the first day he took over as sanitary commissioner of Madras and its 30 million inhabitants in May 1880.
The risks of misinformation being spread through online patient forums can be mitigated by communication strategies aimed at physicians and organizations.
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